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Provide First Aid Training

Thursday 28th September 2017

12:00pm to 5:00pm


Sponsor's message

AND

Friday 29th September 2017

9:00am to 5:00pm

Department of Fire and Emergency Services Complex
20 Stockton Bend, Cockburn WA 6164

Juniors and Cadets must attend both days to receive the qualification.

Sponsor's message

The Provide First Aid training course includes a cluster of three (3) Units of Competence which includes:

HLTAID001 – Provide CPR
HLTAID002 – Provide basic emergency life support
HLTAID003 – Provide First Aid

Course content includes via theory and/or practical demonstration

  • DRSABCD procedure
  • Principles & legalities of First Aid
  • Responding to an emergency
  • Assessment for unconsciousness
  • Moving the casualty
  • CPR including use of a defibrillator (AED)
  • Treatment of Illness
  • Cardiac emergencies
  • Bleeding and Wounds
  • Dressings and bandages
  • Hyperthermia & Hypothermia
  • Burns and scalds
  • Poisoning
  • Reporting of accidents
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Bites, stings and envenomation
  • Allergic Reactions and anaphylaxis
  • Crush injuries
  • Choking
  • Diabetes
  • Dislocations and fractures
  • Drowning
  • Eye and ear injuries
  • Epilepsy and febrile convulsions
  • Head, neck and spinal injuries

To nominate for this training cadets must

  • Be 15 years of age or over and actively involved in emergency services volunteering;
  • Be a registered junior or cadet member of a volunteer brigade, group or unit in Western Australia.

Minimum and maximum numbers apply to this training

Please complete the information below and forward your application to DFES Strategic Volunteer Coordinator Youth Programs Lynelle Fozard at Lynelle.fozard@dfes.wa.gov.au

Applications close 22nd September 2017.

Cadet Name:

Cadet Age:

Name of the cadet brigade, group or unit:

Parent / Guardian Name:

Email:

Phone:

Parent / Guardian Signature:

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